System for associating a wireless device to a console device

摘要

Systems and methods for associating a wireless device to a host. The wireless device is associated to the host via a binding and discovery process. The binding process establishes the association. A unique identifier and other binding information is provided to the wireless device, which is stored in the wireless device to establish the link to the console. The binding information is retained in the wireless device. The discovery process enables the wireless device to join a session at hosted by the host. The host sends broadcast packets that are compared to the stored information in the wireless device. The broadcast packets are validated and authenticated to complete the discovery process. A visual indicator on the host and/or controller may indicate the success or failure of either the binding or discovery process.

主权项

1. A game controller, comprising:
a wireless radio; a user input to establish wireless communication with a console, actuation of said user input beginning a binding process to associate said game controller to said console; a visual indicator; and a memory configured to store a console unique identifier and frequency hopping information that is provided to the game controller during said binding process to enable said controller to establish a communication link with the console, said console unique identifier being used to bind said game controller with said console, and said console unique identifier and said frequency hopping information being retained in said memory of the game controller when power is lost from and then restored to the game controller such that the wireless radio of the game controller is not required to re-bind with the console when power is restored, said console unique identifier being associated with said frequency hopping information, the game controller further configured to perform a discovery process that occurs after said binding process and that associates the controller with one of a plurality of virtual controller ports on the console.